To know what a map is and how it can show your place To understand what is meant by STACK To be able to create a simple map and be able to STACK it Did you use any symbols Where do we use symbols ID: 930995
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Slide1
Identities and Places: An Introduction to Maps
To
know
what a map
is and how it can show your place
To
understand
what is meant by STACK
To
be able to
create
a simple map and be able to STACK it
Slide2Did you use any symbols?
Where do we use symbols?
& Why?
Slide3Maps use
symbols!
However, not all the detail will fit on the map so we use different images, abbreviations and letters to represent the main items on the map.
When drawing a map to scale it is important to include as much detail as possible.
These are recorded in the
key!
Did your map have a key? Could you add one?
Slide4Look at the
key
:
Slide5Which
direction is your map?
Where is north? What is even meant by ‘north’?
Slide6Compass Rose
‘
Never Eat
Squishy Watermelon
’
TASK: Copy out the compass rose and the above slogan.
Extension: Think of your own slogan!
How can we remember the points of the compass?
Slide7Finding your direction…
move to the right compass point around the room
The direction of:
6 from 1
2 from 7
1
to 58 from 129 to 311 from 8
Let’s play ‘box the compass!’
Slide8Which
direction is your map?
Can you add a compass point to your map?
Slide9How do you know what your map is showing?
E.g. how can you tell what this map is showing?
Did your map have a
title
? Could you add one if you didn’t?
Slide10How
big
is your map?
By the
scale!
This tells you the distance on a map
How can you tell when a map is 1cm; 1m; 1km or 100km in real life?
Did your map have a scale? Could you add one?
Slide11STACK
Scale Title
A
ccuracy
Compass Key
Now double check that your map has all of these!